A couple of weeks ago I posted Wordless Wednesday and Fixed-it Friday photos from recent airport visits. This time it’s our senior hollow metal engineer, Marilyn Latham of Allegion, who is sending me airport photos. In addition to being a fire door assembly, the sign on the door says: “Federal Air Regulations Part 139-FAA Security – This door must not be blocked or tied open in accordance with FAA security regulations.”
You can read more about jet bridge door requirements in this QQ post.
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It specifically says blocked or tied, nothing about chained, so…
Potayto…potahto. 😀
– Lori
Maybe someone interpreted “tied” to be rope whereas that door is “chained” open with chain??!! Ah, the English language and semantics, eh? Hahaha
This door is part of a jetbridge (and the sign is quite old given that since 2001, security regulations have been the responsibility of TSA, not FAA.)
These doors don’t count as a means of egress likely due to the stairs being narrow and steep – and they don’t have awnings, which is a problem in climates where snow buildup could occur. (The egress path from the jetbridge is to go out into the terminal building, and then if need be, out the exits in the terminal.)
In warm climates, the emergency exits from the terminal often are outdoor stairs (unlike the jetbridge stairs, these are wider and less steep.) In cold climates, outdoor stairs are far less common for obvious reasons, but if implemented anyway, they’re accompanied by an awning to prevent snow accumulation.